Government needs to aware farmers about dry land farming and climate change

Challenges of Dry land Farming
• Done in places with scarcity of water.
• Relies on natural rainfall
• Doesn’t use conventional irrigation techniques

Characteristics of Dry Land
• Dynamic land structure whose properties depend on climate, soil and vegetation.
• Occupies 41.3% of Earth’s land surface.
• Have aridity index of <0.65.
• 72% exist in developing countries.

Dry Land Biodiversity is of great importance as it insures sustainability.

• Best practices in dry land needs efficient system of cultivation to conserve maximum moisture in soil.
• It has environmental benefits and slows climate change via carbon sequstution and species conservation.
• In India 70% of cultivated area is under dry land farming and produces 42% of the food grains.
• Dry land farming controls the fluctuating food grain production.

Challenges in Dry Land
• They have a threat across the world as they are being degraded through many factors
 Rainfall, evaporation
 Unsustainable farming techniques
 Mining
 Overgrazing
• It is also leading to desertification
• UNCCD predicted desertification could cost developing nations as much as 8% of GDP (PA)
• It leads to migration (50 bn refugees at end of century)
Investment in dry land and a dry land management policy is required.